North Carolina Gsk
Durham, NC · EIN 58-1698610. Reported 95 grants totalling $15.5M to 70 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. North Carolina Gsk did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $94,584. Half of everything it gave fell between $43,595 and $248,650; the smallest was $25,000 and the largest $670,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc Community Colleges Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $1,670,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $1,232,830 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $767,750 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nc Zoological Society Inc | Asheboro, NC | $730,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ecu Foundation Inc | Greenville, NC | $665,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nccu Foundation | Durham, NC | $616,961 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain Area Health Education Center | Asheville, NC | $509,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nc State University Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $488,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Greensboro, NC | $483,271 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The University of North Carolina Foundation Inc System Office | Chapel Hill, NC | $445,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Nc Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $440,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc State Research LLC | Raleigh, NC | $406,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Child and Family Healt | Durham, NC | $324,795 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fdn for Nc A&t State University Inc | Greensboro, NC | $310,124 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The North Carolina Arboretum Society | Asheville, NC | $309,665 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Unc Morehead Planetarium and Science Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Myfuture Nc Inc | Raleigh, NC | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Myfuturenc Inc | Raleigh, NC | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Zoological Society | Asheboro, NC | $270,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale, NC | $255,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nc Aboretum Society | Asheville, NC | $248,650 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Carolina University Foundation Inc | Greenville, NC | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina A&t State University | Greensboro, NC | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asheville-Bucombe Technical Community College Foundation | Asheville, NC | $201,888 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Child & Family Health | Durham, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities | Raleigh, NC | $172,383 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Life and Sciences | Durham, NC | $168,948 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Unc Morehead Planetarium & Science Ctr | Chapel Hill, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina Morehead Planetarium and Science Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Future Nc | Raleigh, NC | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $134,821 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mcrel | Denver, CO | $132,673 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Un Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Public Health Association | Raleigh, NC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC | $93,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Carolina University Foundation | Cullowhee, NC | $93,550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nc Public Health Association | Raleigh, NC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chapel Hill Carrboro Public School Foundation | Carrboro, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tri-County Community College Foundation | Murphy, NC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nc Independent Colleges Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $67,617 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partnership for Children of the Foothills | Forest City, NC | $55,240 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alliance for a Healther Generation Inc | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Augustine Literacy Project Charlotte Alp | Charlotte, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carteret Community College Foundation Inc | Morehead City, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Robeson County | Lumberton, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools of Thomasville Nc | Thomasville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Haywood Community College Foundation | Clyde, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kidzu Children's Museum | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood | Cary, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Opendoors Asheville | Asheville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc | Rocky Mount, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Piedmont Environmental Alliance Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilkes Community Partnership for Children | North Wilkesboro, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chatham Outreach Alliance | Pittsboro, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Durham Public Schools Foundation | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Durham Technical Community College Foundation | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Support Network of Southern Piedmomt | Concord, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lenoir-Greene County Partnership for Children | Kinston, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc Aquarium Society | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Out of the Garden Project | Greensboro, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stokes Partnership for Children | King, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sturgeon City of Jacksonville Nc | Jacksonville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Inquiry Based Learning Inc | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tyrrell-Washington Partnership for Children Inc | Plymouth, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wake Education Partnership | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
20 of 70 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 26%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Nc Community Colleges Foundation
To support rural college nursing education. - Nc Community Colleges Foundation Inc
Grant to support rural college nursing education. - North Carolina Central University
Funding is to provide a summer immersion experience to enhance STEM learning and increase exposure to STEM careers. - Nc Zoological Society Inc
Building Capacity for self-directed learning at the NC Zoo. - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Aggie Commitment is specifically focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors with dual admission at participating NC community colleges. The multi-year grant is designed to support 90 STEM students over the life of the grant. - The University of North Carolina Foundation Inc System Office
Equity Fellows Program Equity Fellows provide support to undergraduate students through a variety of activities to help students graduate on time. Research demonstrates Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and two thirds of economically disadvantaged students don't graduate on time with an undergraduate degree. Equity Fellows are recruited from the existing near-peer college advisors in the College Advising Corps (CAC) after they have served two years with CAC. After two years serving as a CAC advisor, many advisors pursue graduate school. Once Equity Fellows are accepted into the graduate program, they receive a stipend and full tuition at a participating UNC institution.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 51 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $3,315,930 | $31,700 |
| 2022 | 14 | $2,822,610 | $122,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $3,422,749 | $154,832 |
| 2024 | 16 | $3,177,105 | $145,000 |
| 2025 | 21 | $2,780,072 | $67,785 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. North Carolina Gsk has 46 of them, worth $19.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Nc Community Colleges Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $1,330,000 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $1,230,372 |
| Nc Central University | Durham, NC | $1,230,372 |
| East Carolina University Foundation Inc | Greenville, NC | $1,090,000 |
| Nc Zoological Society | Asheboro, NC | $1,000,000 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $885,000 |
| Nc State Research LLC | Raleigh, NC | $794,000 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $765,000 |
| Nc State University Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $756,000 |
| The Center for Child and Family Healt | Chapel Hill, NC | $681,392 |
| Nc Community Colleges Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $660,000 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $616,961 |
| My Future Nc | Raleigh, NC | $560,000 |
| Asheville-Bucombe Technical Community College Foundation | Asheville, NC | $548,112 |
| Mountain Area Health Education Center | Asheville, NC | $509,500 |
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $94,584. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from North Carolina Gsk's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 410 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC, 27701. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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